property fraud

The Sarpy County Register of Deeds is offering a new alert service that helps safeguard local property owners against fraud.  Property fraud is a type of identity theft that involves scammers forging documents so it appears that they own your property, which can have serious consequences for the true owner.   Register of Deeds and County Clerk Amber Houghtaling said the county proactively launched the service before the problem takes root locally.   “Property fraud is essentially…